Thursday, August 7, 2008

With temperatures climbing into the 90s and the humidity feeling like it's on the rise, both teams seem to have an understanding that water breaks are allowed at just about every stoppage of play. During Japan's last corner kick, there was a slight delay as both teams took advantage of the water bottles around Brad Guzan's goal.

About U.S. Soccer

As the governing body of soccer in all its forms in the United States, U.S. Soccer has helped chart the course for the sport in the USA for more than 90 years. In this time, the Federation’s mission statement has been very simple and very clear: to make soccer, in all its forms, a preeminent sport in the United States and to continue the development of soccer at all recreational and competitive levels.